PlantsShrubs & Vines
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A small yellow-flowered shrub that takes heat and salt
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- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Sep
- How it spreads
- Shrub
- What to buy
- A container shrub. The straight species is the native; named pink ones are garden plants.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
Parkway shrub. Flowers all summer, stays small, does not need a staking plan. Cut a few old stems to the base in spring if it gets twiggy.
